Your brain transforms thoughts into speech using an ancient blueprint: the sensorimotor control system. New research reveals ...

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.

We very much need to thoroughly and accurately curse the tree of greed that doesn’t produce good fruit for those in need ...

Discover the meaning of “language deprivation” and why accessible language exposure for children born deaf or hard of hearing is important.

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to ...

SINGAPORE – The Straits Times has updated the language it uses to describe disability, in an effort to portray persons with disabilities more sensitively and accurately. This comes after a review of ...

The Cincinnati Bengals have a quick turnaround this week to prepare to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on "Thursday Night Football" for Week 7. The Bengals enter the contest against the first-place team ...

Understanding how humans and AI or robotic agents can work together effectively requires a shared foundation for ...

Re “ In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad ” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for certain: The autism ...

Cochlear implants give children with profound hearing loss a much better chance to learn spoken language. However, the sounds from a cochlear implant aren't as clear as natural hearing, making it ...

After winning her Oscar, Marlee Matlin pushed for subtitles across all televised programming with the National Captioning Institute.

Democrats continue to use “fascist” to describe Trump, as Republicans warn that the rhetoric is tied to recent political violence.